You can't imagine how absolutely horrible the DCCC is, from top to bottom. The corruption that defines the institution alone makes it next to impossible to wish them well. And their incompetence-- and inability to learn from mistakes-- are even worse than their corruption. But I do have to give them credit for something: they've figured out exactly why people should support them: "the other guys" are worse. And that's really the heart of the DCCC strategy: persuading people that as bad as they are, the Republicans are even worse. Which is true. The DCCC deserves an "F" but the NRCC and the House Republicans... an even lower "F." And who, exactly, makes decisions like this-- and gets away with it?It's a contest you get to vote on for a new DCCC sticker. So sad, so, so sad. A top House staffer told me that "This is political malpractice, plain and simple, especially on a day when the House and Senate DPCCs (Cheri Bustos, Hakeem Jeffries, David Cicilline and Debbie Stabenow) are pushing stories in Politico about a unified Democratic economic message. Compete fail. And people wonder why their crappy candidates never win. Wonder who makes these horrible decisions? Well Pelosi and Hoyer run the show but the chairman is ethics problem-child Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) who boasts a "D" rating from ProgressivePunch. What about his team? Here's the brain trust... with their current ProgressivePunch ratings:
• Finance Co-Chair- Don Beyer (New Dem-VA)- "C"• Finance Co-Chair- Suzan DelBene (New Dem-WA)- "F"• Frontline Chair- Anne Kuster (New Dem-NH)- "F"• Candidate Services Chair- Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)- "A"• Recruitment Chair- Denny Heck (New Dem-WA)- "F"• Women LEAD Co-Chair- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)- "B"• Women LEAD Co-Chair- Lois Frankel (D-FL)- "B"• Women LEAD Co-Chair- Val Demings (New Dem-FL)- "F"• LGBT Council Co-Chair- Mark Takano (D-CA)- "A"• LGBT Council Co-Chair- Jared Polis (New Dem-CO)- "D"• TEAM Co-Chair- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)- "F"• TEAM Co-Chair- Gwen Moore (D-WI)- "A"• TEAM Co-Chair- Dan Kildee (D-MI)- "A"• TEAM Co-Chair- Norma Torres (New Dem-CA)- "F"• Labor Council Co-Chair- Mark Pocan (D-WI)- "A"• Labor Council Co-Chair- Bobby Scott (D-VA)- "C"• Partners & Allies Co Chair- Jim Himes (New Dem-CT)- "F"• Partners & Allies Co Chair- Richard Neal (D-MA)- "C"• Partners & Allies Co Chair- Terri Sewell (New Dem-AL)- "F"• Partners & Allies Co Chair- Joaquin Castro (New Dem-TX)- "D"• Heartland Engagement Chair- Cheri Bustos (Blue Dog-IL)- "F"
